DREKKANNA - THE D/3 CHART = DRESHKHAMSA

Drekkana the D-3 chart = dreshkhamsha

The 1st, 5th and the 9th Rashi from a Rashi are its three Dreshkhamsha and
are,respectively, lorded by

1. Narada,
2. Agasthya
3. Durvasha."

The meaning of the word DRESH – KANA DRESH means seeing or visualizing objects
which are apparent or hidden (obscure) in nature. KANA means corner or trine (Trikona).
Therefore, Dreshkana represents the varga (division) where the signs, trine to each other,
convey apparent as well as hidden personality and nature (swaroopa) of the native.

In this harmonic the first 1/3 or ten degrees 00° 00'-10° 00' of any sign ruled by itself. The
middle 1/3,10° 00'-20° 00', is ruled by the subsequent sign of the same element.
The last 1/3, 20° 00'-30° 00', is ruled by the final sign of the same element.

For example, the first 1/3 of Sagittarius is in the harmonic third of Sagittarius, the second 1/3 in the
harmonic third of Aries, and the last 1/3 in the harmonic third of Leo.

Hence, if Saturn is located in a birth chart at 15° 20' Sagittarius, it would be in the harmonic third
of Aries.
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Indications of each house in the Drekkana chart:

House Indications
1 a) General well-being of the co-born and the native’s relationship with the co-born
b) Promise of having co-born
c) Inclination towards life; initiative and drive
2 a) Loss of courage and initiative
b) Expenses of younger co-borns
c) Gain of wealth from co-borns
3 a) Focus on action in society
b) Success or failure of actions
c)immediate younger co-born
4 Happiness of and from co-borns
5 a) Planning of action
b) Thinking towards co-born
c) Second younger co-born
6 Hindrances in getting the fruit of action
7 Sexual inclinations and desires
8 a) Longevity
b) Khara
c) Obstacles in fulfillment of desires
9 Luck factor in accomplishing the goals
10 Action undertaken to achieve desires
11 a) Fulfillment
b) Getting the desired object
c) Lust
12 a) Loss of action
b) Losses and separation from co-borns
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Indications of Dreshkana Kundali or D/3 chart:

- It is the extension of the IIIrd house

- It indicates happiness from siblings - brothers and sisters.
- IIIrd house represents communication n, travel, writing, listening,
upper arm, relatives, neighbours, bravery, valour, courage, optimism,
hard work, adventure.
- If Mars, signifying courage, strength, vitality and younger brother and
Jupiter, signifying elder brother, gain, progress and bliss, are strong
and well placed in the D-3 chart, the native is optimistic, hard working
and fortunate to have have brother’s love and affection.
- If the lords of 3 and 11 occupy kendras or trines (trikonas), the native is
brave, happy and gets love and support from his brothers and sisters.
- If the third house of D/3 chart is occupied by benefic planets, the native
will be lucky to have love and respect from his brothers and sisters.
- If Drekkana lagna is occupied, aspected or owned by a benefic, the
native gets name and fame, making him virtuous, powerful, ambitious,
enthusiastic and a skilled worker.
- In the D-3 chart, if exalted planets occupy 1, 4, 7 and 10 houses
(kendras), the native becomes a king or a senior executive.
- In the D-3 chart, if planets are in own house, the native would become a
landlord of farming land and other properties.
- Planets in friendly signs makes the native an eloquent speaker.
- If Drekkana lagna lord is a) exalted b) posited in own or friendly sign,
c) associated or aspected by benefic planet, the native gets happiness,
success and honour in society.
- If exalted planets occupy the kendras (1, 4, 7, 10 houses), the native could
hold powerful positions in the government or be executives.
- A planet in own signs could make the native a landlord, owner of farming
land or owner of landed properties
- If D/3 lord is a) debilitated b) posited in enemy’s house c) occupies 6, 8, 12
house in either the natal or D/3 chart the native suffers grevious injury.
- If at the same time if the afflicted D-3 lord receives the aspect of natural or
functional benefic planet, the evil effects would be nullified.
- The lagna lord (lagna = atma), fifth lord (fifth = jeevatma) and ninth lord
(ninth = parmatma) of the birth chart are seen in the D/3 chart. If they are
connected in drekkana chart then life would be happy.
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- Any planet when aspected by its drekka lord in the birth chart is very
powerful and gives auspicious results.
- The 8th house of drekkana chart is known as Khara Drekkana or 22nd
drekkana.
- The literal meaning of Khara : harsh, rough, donkey, harmsful, sharp, sharp
edged, cruel, etc.
- How to arrive at the 22nd Drekkana :
- Method of calculating 22nd Drekkana
There are 36 Drekkanas; 3 for each of the 12 Rashis. From the Lagna
Drekkana in your horoscope, count successively till the 22nd Drekkana.
For example if your Lagna is in the first 10 degrees you are born in the
first Drekkana. From that count the number of Drekkanas for each Rashi.
So, in this case, the 22nd Drekkana will be the 1st Drekkana of the 8th
house for your horoscope; if your birth in the second Drekkana i.e.
between 10 and 20 deg. of a sign, the 22nd Drekkana will fall in the 2nd
Drekkana of the 8th sign; if your birth is in the third Drekkana, the 22nd
Drekkana will be in the 3rd Drekkana of the 8th sign from your Lagna.
The 22nd Drekkana is also called the “Niryaana Drekkana”
There are various methods of counting 22nd Drekkana, but a short cut
technique is to look for the lord of 8th house in D-3. That planet would be
lord of 22nd Drekkana for your chart.
a) As it is calculated from lagna, it brings harm of physical nature.
- the placement of kharesh from lagna in the drekkana chart shows inner
turmoil, struggle related to disease, debt or enemies.
- Notes on 22nd Drekkana
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra states that in natal astrology, the nature of the
22nd Drekkana indicates the source/ manner of death.
- In general condition when Longevity has not reached optimum it is
concerned with bodily discomfort, health matters, and threat to longevity of
the native. Some of the special effects are as follows:
• Occupation of natural malefic in 22nd Drekkana, in Rashi, reduces the
potential of the chart up to a great extent.
• Ayudha Drekkana indicates injury with weapons as cause of death /
accidents,and so on.
• Sarpa Drekkana can mean danger from poisonous reptiles that could be
lifethreatening.
• Dasha/Bhukti of lord of 22nd Drekkana generally afflicts native’s health
andyield mental agony, when devoid of benefic aspects. If the concerned
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planet isalso a natural malefic and posited in malefic Rashi then intensity of
evil woulddefinitely be higher than expected.
• Whenever lord of Lagna transits the 22nd Drekkana, loss, bodily
discomfort, grief and quarrel results.
• In a similar fashion transit of lord of 22nd Drekkana in ascendant produces
trouble regarding significance of 1st house.
• Like ascendant, obtain 22nd Drekkanas of other planets specially Moon and
Sun. Transit of that planet into respective 22nd Drekkana always marks the
significance of planet transited.
• Avoid starting any new task when your luminaries are transiting their
22ndDrekkana or/and Kharesh moving over Sun or Moon
- If a planet in its own drekkana is also placed in a Kendra or Kona, the native
will be prosperous and gain position and respect. He will be expert in Arts
and will have good reputation.
- If drekkana lord is in a benefic house and connected with Sukra, Chandra or
Kuja, then the native gains respect, popularity, wealth and good position.

Sufferings, injuries and suicidal tendencies indicated in D/3 chart:

- If D/3 Ascendant lord occupies 6th or 8th house in the natal chart, the native
is sadistic with suicidal tendencies.
- At the same time if D/3 lagnesh is associated or aspected by benefics, these
effects get cancelled.
- If D/3 lagnesh is Sun or Mars and is posited in the 8th house of the natal
chart, the native is prone to burns and electric shocks.
If D/3nesh is posited with Jupiter or Saturn in the 8th house in the natal chart and
are afflicted, the native suffers due to food poisoning, drug abuse or reaction of
some medicine.

Classification of Drekkana and their indications

Drekkana/sign Moveable Fixed Dual

1, 4, 7 10 2, 5, 8, 11 3, 6, 9, 12
First part Uttam Adham Adham
0 – 10 degrees good bad bad
Second part Madhyam Uttam Madhyam
10 – 20 degrees Moderate Good Moderate
Third part Adham Madhyam Uttam
20 – 30 degrees bad Moderate Good
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In the above classifications it should be noted that:

- If more planets are in Uttam or good drekkana, the native would ne happy,
healthy, brave, resourceful, courageous, hardworking and taking initiative
and interest to achieve his goals.
- Planets in moderate or bad drekkana would give poor and inconsistent
results, making the native slow, lazy, pessimistic, shirking responsibilities,
hesitant and incapable of hard work to achieve good results.
The native born under krura drekkana may be wicked, evil doer, quarrelsome, as he is
unbending and unyielding. So he has to face constant fight.
- The native born under toya or jalachara, will be philanthropic, kind hearted as well
as short tempered.
- The native who is born under soumya drekkana will enjoy comforts of life and will
prosper in life. The person born under mixed drekkana will be unstable and
restless.
- Placement of planets in AYUDH drekkana is good as it gives valour and vitality.
Manydeficiencies are made up by self-efforts.
- The lord of VIIIth house and Saturn in Ayudh drekkana gives accidents and hurt
by sharp weapons.
- The placement of CHATUSPAD drekkana gives a steadiness in life. The native is
cautious in taking decisions and earns permanent fame. The placement of Moon
and Mercury in this drekkana makes a person intelligent. Malefic in this drekkana
makes the native self-centred.
- SARPA Drekkanas: - These are the 1st and 2nd Drekkanas of Cancer, the 1st and
2nd Drekkanas of Scorpio and the 3rd Drekkana of Pisces. According to Sub -
hodhini, the terms "Vyala varga" is interpreted into the Drekkanas of Vyala
(Sarpa), Gridhra (vulture), Kola (hog) and the like.
- PAKSHI drekkana stand for communication and is neither stable or social.
Placement of of lagna lord, eight lord or Saturn will cause unnatural death.
- FEMALE drekkanas are Lakshmi drekkanas and a person is blessed with wealth,
good personality, rises high in society and takes care of the whole family. When raj
yoga karaka planets occupy this drekkana and are at the same time placed in trines
and angles, the natives occupies high a position and is blessed with all the good
things of life.
- PROMISE & DENIAL OF SIBLINGS:
a) A strong lagna lord, a dhana yoga promises siblings
b) A raja yoga promises highly placed siblings
c) Afflicted or badly placed third house and/or third house lord deny younger
siblings.
d) Afflicted eleventh house or eleventh house lord denies elder siblings.
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A case of a female – no help from siblings

Sex Female Tithi NAVAMI Vimshottari Dasha
Date of Birth 4 : 6 : 1926 Hindu Week Day Friday Balance Of Dasha :
Time of Birth 11 : 40 : 0 Paksha KRISHNA JUPITER 1 Y 5 M 7 D
Day of Birth Friday Yoga PRITI Ju 11/11/1927
Ishtkaal 014-50-14 Karan GAR Sa 11/11/1946
Place of Birth Kanchipuram Sunrise 05.43.54 Me 11/11/1963
Country Sunset 18.34.27 Ke 11/11/1970
Time Zone 5.5 Day Duration 12.50.32 Ve 11/11/1990
Latitude 12 : 50 : N Su 11/11/1996
Longitude 79 : 42 : E Mo 11/11/2006
Ma 11/11/2013
Ra 11/11/2031

Planets C R Rashi Longitude Nakshatra Pada Relation

Asc Leo 11-42-03 Magha 4
Sun D Taurus 20-02-48 Rohini 4 Enemy
Moon D Pisces 02-08-10 Purvabhadra 4 Neutral
Mars D Aquarius 29-41-35 Purvabhadra 3 Neutral
Merc C D Taurus 19-30-46 Rohini 3 Friendly
Jupt D Aquarius 04-07-30 Dhanishta 4 Neutral
Venu D Aries 08-47-58 Ashvini 3 Neutral
Satn R Libra 28-27-09 Vishakha 3 Exalted
Rahu R Gemini 25-18-26 Punarvasu 2
Ketu R Sagittarius 25-18-26 Purvashadha 4
Uran D Pisces 06-22-35 Uttarabhadra 1
Nept D Cancer 29-26-36 Ashlesha 4
Plut D Gemini 20-34-09 Punarvasu 1
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Analysis of the D/1 and D/3 charts

- Consider the Rashi chart, of 3rd 5th7th 9th and 11th houses.
- 11th house stands for elder brother/sister while 3rd house represents younger born.
- When there are more younger brothers, we have to see 3rd to 3rd house (5th house) and 3rd
to 5th house (7th house) and so on.
- For elder brothers, we have to see 11th to 11th house (9th house) and so on. In this chart
3rd,5th, 7th, 9th and 11th houses are occupied by planets.

Facts of the case:

- She had an elder sister, 3 younger sisters and 2 younger brothers.

- In the D3 (Drekkana), 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and11th houses are occupied by planets.
- Ascendant lord of D/3 chart, Jupiter is conjoined to Rahu hemmed by Sun and a waning
Moonin the D/3 chart.
- In the D/1 chart, Jupiter falls in Ayudh category and its nature is kroor.
- Saturn, afflicts the D/3 ascendant and the Moon.
- Venus, lord of 3rd in the natal chart is afflicted in D/1chart.
- She had no help from the siblings and lived under the mercy of her in-laws.